N78K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fraker Carlton MUSTANG II built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N78K is reserved by K & K Aircraft INC since August 4, 2009. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on June 4, 2027.
Fraker Carlton MUSTANG II cancelled November 5, 2004
- Serial number
- MII 952
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1990
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 1990
- Last FAA action
- May 14, 2002
- Last owner
- Fraker Carlton R JR (Individual)
Sylvania, OH - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Bensen Gyro Glider B-7 cancelled February 25, 1971
- Serial number
- 7MC
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 10, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Krzewinski Richard (Individual)
Sturtevant, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-20 cancelled May 12, 1960
- Serial number
- 20-489
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Sweden
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Calhoun Ralph M (Individual)
Raleigh, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fraker Mustang II · serial MII 952
The failure of the drive coupling between the engine and the propeller speed reducer. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the drive coupling.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site